Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-07
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HIS Conversation with q Myst eri-
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lief I'm Things Spiritual or Super
natural.

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He I'm Things Spiritual or super.
natural.
RUBY VALLEY, July 1, 1887.
EDITOR SENTINEL: As intimated in my
. former letter, I % proceed to give you
the result of my second visit to this some
what notorious and very remarkable cave.
I wish 70 state at the outset that my OBJ
, servation of, and conversation with this
mysterious being, call him ghost. spirit or
mortal man, as you please, have changed
my belief In things spiritual or SUPER
natural, which belief / considered as firm
as the rock OF Gibralter. AS far back as
I can remember. I have always treated
with ridicule and derision any suggestion
OF things supernatural, but I find frat by
9 somewhat frightful, and later, more
pleasant experience. that I was wrong In
my dogmatic ideas. and that spirits do
exist.
In my second interview the soldier told
me that although he bad all the appear.
auce OF q material being, that In fact 1t
was only in form and appearance; that
there was no tangible substance compos-
ing his form as ii appeared. This I DEM
onstrated to be true to my entire salts.
faction, by placing my hand on his arm,
as l supposed. but my hand met no resist.
ing substance, any more than passing your
hand through q sunbeam. passing through
an oriice into q darkened room. He
went on to say that he had the power OF
a-anah mhtnh 10 aopnnkhsnn PASS -r..
among the spirits; that some communicate
to people on earth By means OF raps, some
by writing, and in various ways; that he
had the power to speak, but did not
know how long ID would continue; that he
had seen Tom Short, Gay Dawley and
Nucky Smith in the cave together, and
therefore did not make his appearance, |
but that / was the first man he ever saw
alone. He stated further that he enlisted
in the regular army in 1881, at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, and supposed he
would be sent south, but was not; that he
remained at Fort Leavenworth for q year
or more, and was sent to Fort Bridger, in |
Wyoming Territory; from there to Salt
Lake, and then to Fort Ruby, or rather
to help build Fort Ruby. After the fort was
completed the soldiers had but little to do, |
and be frequently got leave of abb
sence for q day or so at q time, and he
spent the time thus obtained in visiting
among the settlers In the valley, and
finally got deeply, irrevocably and pas.
sionately in love with the beautiful daugh. |
ter OF a rancher in the vicinity. He was
looked upon with favor by the lady's, |
parents, and with loving fondness by the
lady herself. and his happiness was for al
time complete, and he hoped and wished
with q longing anxiety when his five years
term OF service would expire, when he
would claim the object OF his affections,
the hope and Joy Of his life. But cruel
fate decreed that this anticipated happi.
ness was not in store for him. Said he:
Our Post Commander, Colonel Moore,
learning Of the state OF affairs, and being
an aspirsnt for the lady's affections him
self, and Jealous Of attentions In that d..
r~ection, absolutely refused me further
leave OF absence for q sufficient length OF
time TO enable me to see or speak to her,
who was my all in ell on earth. / could
not even have an opportunity to communi.
cate with her by letter. She could not
understand the reason for my long alb
sence from her side without any word OF
explanation, and 70 cap the climax, and to
further an invidious design, ii was repoi ted
to this poor coniding girl that I had been
missing some two or three months. and
that / must have been either killed by the
Indians or deserted. The girl, on hear
ing this, was frantic with grief, to such
an extent that her parents sold out the
ranch and went East. This was all related
to me by a scout, who visited our post
sometime after the family had left. They
left no clue as to where they went. On
learning this / was wild, m~Addened,
crazed. / cared not whether I lived or
died; the world was then but the dark out
line Of an unfinished picture. ! came to
this cave will some OF my comrades for
the express purpose OF ending my exist
epce, though l wished TO conceal il from
/ my companions, and have them think ii
was an accident. / drank some liquor to
) brace me up, but / feigned to be too much
intoxicated to carry out my object. l
made the plunge, knowing that l would
not come back alive, neither would l il /
could. John Mayhem will verify my state
, mept in regard to Col. Moore's tyranny,
: and Nucky Smith was along with us the
. day this spirit took its flight. Since l
have been in the spirit land l have learned
: Of my lost love. In time she got over her
grief and married a trapper. and now lives
: in the wilds Of Colorado.
/. I am doomed TO stay in this solitary and
lonely cavern for ages yet to come, as a
punishment for the self. destruction Of my
BODY and human life, but at some time in
z the future l shall be released from this
. restraint, and wander with the happy spir-
Q it's where / choose. Here the spirit van.
I jshed. i,
. To those who doubt this narrative
will say that they must also doubt the
i. Bible. See Job IV.-15. Yours,
j. T. B.
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